| Recession dents growth of healthcare spending | | January 05, 2011 07:03 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression led to slowest growth in U.S. healthcare spending in 50 years, although it still outpaced other sectors, new government data for 2009 shows. | Full Article | | Newer tobacco products to face FDA review | | January 05, 2011 05:04 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigarette makers will have to provide U.S. regulators with detailed information about the ingredients and design of products they have introduced or changed since early 2007, or face possible penalties. | Full Article | | AIDS gel prevents infection in monkeys | | January 05, 2011 05:03 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental gel protected female monkeys from the AIDS virus in a test designed to mimic human sexual transmission, researchers said on Wednesday. | Full Article | | Be wary of CPR lessons on YouTube: study | | January 05, 2011 01:52 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - YouTube may be a great place to watch a dog play the accordion, but a new study suggests it's not the most reliable source for learning CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Jobless claims up, underlying trend still down | | January 06, 2011 09:16 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, but a decline in the four-week average to a nearly 2-1/2 year low indicated a trend toward better labor market conditions remained intact. | Full Article | | Blizzard, shopper angst hurt December retail sales | | January 06, 2011 09:45 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many top U.S. retailers missed Wall Street's expectations for December sales, hurt by a post-Christmas blizzard on the East Coast and shoppers returning to their cautious ways after flocking to stores after Thanksgiving. | Full Article | | BP, Transocean shares shrug off U.S. oil spill report | | January 06, 2011 06:50 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in BP and Transocean rose on Thursday as investors bet a new U.S. Presidential panel report that spread the blame for the country's worst-ever oil spill meant the firms would avoid the massive costs of a gross negligence charge. | Full Article | | LinkedIn plans to go public in 2011: sources | | January 06, 2011 09:53 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, plans to go public in 2011 and has selected its financial underwriters, three sources familiar with the process told Reuters. | Full Article | | China to buy 6 billion euros of Spanish debt: report | | January 06, 2011 04:51 AM ET | | MADRID (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said his country is willing to buy about 6 billion euros ($7.9 billion) of Spain's public debt, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Thursday, citing government sources. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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